As a
basketball standout at
Southern Wayne High School in
Dudley, North Carolina, Kornegay was heavily recruited by American universities. He signed with nearby school,
North Carolina State University. He played at NCSU for the Wolfpack during the 1993–1994 season, before transferring to
Villanova University in suburban
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played there for three seasons and led the Wildcats to the
Big East conference championships in 1995 and 1997. During his career at Villanova, the team won 70 of 93 games and was rated as high as #2 nationally by the
Associated Press. He ended his collegiate career with averages of 7.3 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game. After graduation, Kornegay was selected by the
Yakima Sun Kings in the 3rd round with the 28th overall pick of the 1997
CBA draft. Instead of joining the CBA, Kornegay returned to his home state of North Carolina to star for the
Raleigh Cougars in the 1997–1998 season, forming a formidable frontline with
Lorenzo Charles and
Greg Newton. In 1998, Kornegay played professional basketball in
Australia for the
Brisbane Bullets of the
NBL. After his stint down under, Kornegay moved to
Spain, and played for a number of teams there before eventually hanging on with the Spanish team
Unicaja Malaga of the Euroleague. He patrolled the pivot there from 2001 to 2004, and even represented
Spain in their 3rd-place run through the 2001
European Basketball Championship in
Turkey. In 2005, Kornegay returned to Turkey to play for Besiktas ColaTurka of the
Turkish Basketball League (TBL). After his stint in Turkey, Kornegay moved back to Spain to play for Etosa Alicante. He coaches annually at his old college, Villanova, for summer basketball camp. The team he coached at the camp won the high school championship in 2012. In September 2015, Kornegay was announced as Basketball Coach at Souderton (PA) HS. ==Achievements==